Stolen Escalon walnuts recovered

ESCALON - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has recovered more than 140,000 pounds of walnuts that were stolen from an Escalon orchard, authorities said.

By The Record

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By The Record

Posted Nov. 9, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By The Record
Posted Nov. 9, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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ESCALON - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office has recovered more than 140,000 pounds of walnuts that were stolen from an Escalon orchard, authorities said.

Thieves stole three sets of double semitruck trailers full of walnuts from Gold River Orchard on Oct. 31, authorities said. The walnuts were valued at more than $378,000, officials said. Deputies said it appeared someone entered the property after cutting wood posts attached to a fence and drove the trailers onto Highway 120.

The Sheriff's Office did not disclose the location where the walnuts were found. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at (209) 468-4414. Cellphone users can anonymously text information to 274637 (CRIMES) by entering keyword "SJSO" followed by their tip.